Kishan has also just shot with Amitabh Bachchan for Deepal Sawant'sGanga."It was anunreal experience.He works so hard. When people call me the Amitabh of the Bhojpuriexperience, I feelmy chest swell with pride."

Ravi will sign Konkona Sen-SharmaforShabana Azmi's rolein Paar. "I willbe shooting it in June or July. Amol Shetge -- who directedme in Ravi Kissen, where I playthe doubleroleof Ravi and Kissen -- will direct Paar."

Is he flattered to have afilm named after him?"It makes me happy, but remindsmeofmyresponsibility. I had touched rock bottom in my career. People said I should pack up and returnto Jaunpur," Kishan says. "My first filmwas Udhar Ki Zindagi with Kajolin 1990. My lastappearance was asthe priestin Satish Kaushik's Tere Naam. I must have done 25-oddfilms and TV serialslike Hello Inspectorand Hawaayein. Thiswas when I was almostjobless. Then,Bhojpuri cinema changed my life."

He has competed 17 Bhojpuri movies in four years. "Iwas theonly one who believedthere was hope forthe Bhojpurifilm industry," he says. "I workedhard in every department -- sitting on scripts, music sittings, casting, etc. I used all my contacts in Bollywood, and convinced themtowork at a discount. It wasn't easy, but it happened. Gradually, Nagmacame into the picture. Our first film, Panditji Batayeen NaBiyah Kab Hoyee, became amajorhit. The song Lenga uthai remote se wasarage."

He adds, "In Bhojpuri cinema,wecan't show cleavage and kisses. But we can play with words.Middleclass women in Bihar and UP love my antics.They find me very hot. My wife gets insecure about it, but now she understands I have no appetite forthe naughty stuff. I love cinema like amadman."

So, how does this 34-year old with three kidscope with Bhojpuri-speaking womenpropositioning him?"Firmly, respectfully and withnohard feelings," he smiles.

He continues, "The credit mustgo to Mohanji Prasad, godfatherof Bhojpuri cinema. When I was atmy lowest ebb in Hindi cinema, heofferedmeafilm called Saiyyan Hamar.To everyone's surprise, it becamea silver jubilee hit. Six months after its release,I had no work. Then, the offers startedpouring in.All my Bhojpurifilms were hits. I have seenmy darkest days. Now, all my dreams are coming true."

Kishan shootsfivescenes a day,and has 12 filmsonhand. "We shoot generally in Bihar and UP. But now, with the industry doing well,we've startedshootingabroad. We shota film produced by Udit Narayanin Mauritius.Then, we shot in Britain. I even didaBhojpuri film witha British co-star! Purab Aur Pachchinwill be shot in Portugal.We now have Bhojpurifilms going to 54 countries, including West Indies, Surinam andFiji. Only one of my films, Gangaji San Pawan Pritiya Hamar,about widowhood, wasn't ahit. It was experimental. I suppose one needs to do something differentonce inawhile, like Paar."